Supply Quality Senior Auditor

KENNY-WHELAN AND ASSOCIATES

KILDARE

Supply Quality Senior Auditor. Key responsibilities. • Execute supplier audits, approve new vendors and re-approve current vendors. • Define and set procedures & guidelines for vendor quality assurance. • Manage vendor quality for nominated global categories. • Develop performance improvement programs in areas where vendor performance is falling short of requirements. • Manage and co-ordinate resolution of supplier / vendor complaints for nominated supplier by troubleshooting issues and facilitating issue resolution. • Develop and train subject matter expertise (SME) in key raw materials by becoming well versed in the process technologies, visiting multiple vendors, understanding risks, and documenting knowledge to share and leverage across the organization. • Qualify suppliers by validating HACCP flows, ensuring raw material compliance to specification and ensuring the supplier has capability with the raw material to be approved. • Understand & share best practice / trends internally (across regions) and externally (attend/sit within identified trade associations. • Drive process improvement initiatives with strategic suppliers. • Assist with start up support for with new product/ projects with nominated vendors where necessary. Qualifications and skills. • Strong experience in auditing large manufacturing sites. • Second language desirable (French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish. • Ability to represent the needs and interests of the company with vendors. • Experienced working relationships with vendors. • Strong background in auditing , training raw materials (ingredients & packaging Quality Control), food safety. • Problem solving and complaint resolution. • Ability to work with cross-functional teams at multi levels within the organization. • Excellent interpersonal, communication, coaching and conflict management skills. • 50% Travel required. To apply please send your CV to ecahill@kenny-whelan.ie.

1665 days ago